04705cam a2200601 a 4500 84482 20230410132815.0 931214s1994 dcu b 001 0 eng 93048897 B9455051 59919295 1559632038 (cloth : acid-free paper) 9781559632034 (cloth : acid-free paper) 1559632046 (paper : acid-free paper) 9781559632041 (paper : acid-free paper) YDXCP 1185028 YDXCP 1185029 NZ1 4413173 AU@ 000010699476 (OCoLC)29634785 (OCoLC)59919295 n-us--- n-usp-- GRAL QL 696 Y12w 1994 333.95 Yaffee, Steven Lewis. The wisdom of the spotted owl : policy lessons for a new century / Steven Lewis Yaffee. Washington, D.C. : Island Press, 1994. xxviii, 430 p. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-413) and index. The birth of a controversy: 1945-1977 -- Muddling through: 1978-1981 -- New science, new directives, more muddling: 1981-1984 -- The forest service's last stand: 1985-1989 -- All hell breaks loose: 1989-1993 -- Tough choices: a difficult issue under any circumstances -- Avoiding though choices: American decisionmaking processes -- Influencing tough choices: actors in American decisionmaking processes -- Insufficient policies and misleading politics -- Grounded in the past: agency values and management approaches -- The context for change -- Building more effective agencies and decisionmaking processes -- Building better policies. Two decades of negotiations, lawsuits, court orders, and injunctions have transformed the northern spotted owl issue from a regional land management problem into a national controversy of immense proportions. Despite the best efforts of scientists, land managers, politicians, and citizen activists - spanning, in some cases, entire careers - the dilemma remains unresolved. The controversy over the management of national forests in the Pacific Northwest vividly demonstrates the shortcomings of existing management institutions and natural resource policies. The wisdom of the Spotted explores the American policymaking process through the case of the spotted owl - a case that offers a striking illustration of the failure of our society to cope with long-term, science-intensive issues requiring collective choices. Steven Lewis Yaffee analyzes the political and organizational dynamics from which the controversy emerged and the factors that led to our stunning inability to solve it. He examines the state of resource management agencies and policy processes, providing insight into questions such as:. What caused the extreme polarization of opinion and lack of communication throughout the 1980s and early 1990s? How can the inadequate response of government agencies and the failure of the decisionmaking process he explained? What kinds of changes must be made to enable our resource policy institutions to better deal with critical environmental issues of the 1990s and beyond? By outlining a set of needed reforms, the book will assist those who are involved in recreating natural resource agencies and public policy processes for the challenges of the next century The Wisdom of the Spotted Owl provides a framework for understanding policies and institutions, and presents a prescription for change to allow for more effective handling of current and future environmental problems. Forest management Environmental aspects Northwest, Pacific. Forest policy United States. Wildlife conservation Government policy United States. Habitat conservation Government policy United States. El Manejo forestal Aspectos ambientales Northwest, Pacific. Política forestal Estados Unidos. Conservación de la fauna Política del gobierno Estados Unidos. Conversación del hábitat Política del gobierno Estados Unidos. Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0666/93048897-d.html Baker & Taylor BKTY 60.00 60.00 1559632038 0002406020 active Baker and Taylor BTCP 93048897 Baker & Taylor BKTY 40.00 40.00 1559632046 0002406022 active YBP Library Services YANK 1185029 lcc bk afj C0 DRFGD 88074 88074 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 3 0 QL 696 Y12w 1994 00000075550 2018-10-25 00:00:00 2018-10-25 bk